Honestly Folks...

So an anonymous reader of my blog got upset that I acknowledged that the new leader of Arizona's oldest, most-widely read and, quite honestly, best GLBT magazine also does adult films. I'm feeling a bit defensive about what I did.

Mostly because I'm correct in what I posted yesterday. Secondly, it was humorous--it wasn't done in a malicious way. So I'm going to destroy each and every little point made by said anonymous commenter to demonstrate how WRONG those points are (motherfucker--i whispered that).

BTW--Jeff said I shouldn't respond because it's just a personal attack and they only mean something if I let them... Ultimately Jeff is correct. But I'm annoyed, so fuck it.

So here goes:

Of course, no one who reads this blog or reads Echo would have known that the guy is/was a porn star until you put it up here for all the WWW to see.

WRONG!

As soon as his picture is placed in the next issue of Echo, where he will have a little writeup, his picture will be in it. His picture is also in next month's X-Factor. Most people read both. In fact, most establishments have them side by side for people to take. All it takes is one person to notice they are the same person.

His feature in X-Factor was under his stage name, not his real one.

I know that. I didn't disclose his real name. In fact, I Googled his stage name to find a picture. Under the picture was his stage name and his real name. I'm not treading new ground here.

Everyone has a past. It was up to the gentleman to decide when and if to disclose his -- not you. Your choosing to tell his story here was most ungentlemanly, not to mention potentially detrimental to your employer.

That's true, everyone has a past. I have a horrid past, most of it documented here. But the thing is--it's NOT his past. It's his present.

He's currently shooting a film now. Second, he has to disclose this. I told Buddy that one of my main reasons for posting this blog was to get it out of my system. It's detrimental to our employer only if it's not addressed. There's a two-ton elephant in the room and nobody wants to talk about it.

Second, if you know anything about the GLBT community in Phoenix (or anywhere else), you'd know there are no secrets.

I have read your blog for a while. You always struck me as an honest, sincere, non-judgmental kind of person. The lack of consideration you have shown here is truly disappointing.

When I write up his introductory story for Echo, I'm not going to write, "Oh, by the way, he does porn." Although that would be honest and sincere, THAT would show a lack of consideration.

I can honestly say that I'm not judging. In fact, I wrote, "We've all decided we have to give him a chance." And I will do that. I'm honest and sincere when I wrote that statement. I am going to give him a chance.

The truth of the matter is. I just stated the facts. I wrote down what is known. And I echoed people's sentiments in the office. Did I cross the line? No. Did I walk along it? Yes.

I was just stating my opinion, you've stated yours. I'm treating this as court and this is my rebuttal. The witness has left the chair and there's no redirect.

I promise a much more fun post next time.